a programme of teaching delivered through the medium of television
telecourse in American English
(ˈtɛləˌkɔrs)
US
noun
a course of televised lectures for credit or for auditing, offered by a college or other school
telecourse in American English
(ˈtelɪˌkɔrs, -ˌkours)
noun
a course of study presented on television, as for local home viewers receiving credit at a community college
Word origin
[1945–50; tele(vision) + course]This word is first recorded in the period 1945–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: fail-safe, individual medley, on-line, spin-off, taxi squad